Hey guys
Really excited about the progress I made today so I posted a little early.
My conrail N11 Caboose is coming along!
Tjsingle
I’m glad you got it started. I finished this little truck Wednesday night. You all are the first to see it:
Hi all: Nice Tj! The track gang is finishing the replacement spur into the loader at Blackwood Coal Co. Reading No. 633 is preparing to pull some loaded hoppers from the loader. That’s a great looking truck, Phil.
Meet the newest addition to my collection. BNSF SD40 6319. I just put a decoder in it today (Digitrax DZ125). It an Athearn rtr model. If I was looking at it in a display case it would have to go begging for another buyer because I’m not buying anymore rtr locos from Athearn. This one was a gift from a friend in Orlando, Florida. Anybody need a lightboard for an Athearn diesel? This one has a quick-plug on it.
I see terrific work already.
TJ’s caboose may end up as a prize winner with all that good work so far. Nice coal mine scene, Grampy! Phil, the little truck is really nice. Jeff, SD40 looks good; will it remain BNSF on your layout?
Here’s a couple of pictures. The NP F units are two MRC F7A’s and one dummy Stewart F3B that I just painted. (I need to get the decals). Second photo shows E5’s arriving in valley Heights.
Yes. This one was a very special gift.
Great Work So Far This Weekend!
Time to lower the quality of pictures with a Cell Phone pic!
I still need to finish the bridge with all the details, but the basic structure is done. [:)] I need to solder the electronics in, but the motor, and one of the auto shut off switches has been installed. [:)] It will be operating at a couple of Massachusetts shows, although its won’t look great cosmetically. After I get my airbrush for X-mas I predict it will look much better.
Great pics everyone.
I might have some figures on my layout by the end of the weekend, if I get a package from a member of another forum by then (he got a bunch of stuff off ebay, and offered to send me some figures, for free).
Entered these in the monthly Division contest. Didn’t even come close. You should have seen the winners.
Jeff, you have a PM about the board.
Will have some new PIC later.
Cuda Ken
I swear officer! Its just “dirty laundry” in those bags!
Driline, that big AC must keep that little car plenty cool - or is that to keep his weed cool?[%-)]
Right back at’cha Ken.
I talked about how my Mountain comes apart so here are a few PIC to give you a idea of how it was made.
Many key is the aluminum beam (I think it is aluminum) so I can span the 7 foot hidden yard.
There are two main points that are glued to the base foam. One is the lower portal in the PIC other is at the rear of the bench I have yet posted a PIC of. Evan the ground the mine sits on can be lifted off the bench, I would have to pull the bridges to the mine but that is easy. Makes it so much easier to work on!
This PIC is of the cliff that faces K-10 Mining. I added a tunnel for the miners and craved the foam. It is in its first colors dark and darker gray. After it is dry I will added some brown, then orange and a black wash in the deep spots.
I all so got a box of Super Tress today. I like them much better than most of the trees I have so far.
By the way, thanks for putting up with me in WPF.
Cuda Ken
Just a couple of pictures from me, as I keep making progress. It’s far from a masterpiece though, so don’t judge it that way.[:)]
Hi folks. A couple of images from me also. Thanks to everyone who’s participating.
The skies are photoshopped.
Cheers.
brilliant work as usual…
Don’t know if I posted this, but I went to the Musuem of Industry (or whatever it’s called…) in Chicago over the summer.
Thought I’d see how some of the filters in Picasa worked and I liked how this turned out… Sorry for the “bad” cropping… someone thought it a good idea to walk through the frame just as I took the picture (and I was getting dragged away, so no time for a second shot… [:(])
Great start again this weekend folks! I haven’t been doing anything “photogenic” this week, but I am getting some shots ready for a presentation next weekend at the Lakeshores Division NMRA Meet. I will be talking about wiring and installing the Tortoise Machine so I have been looking for shots that I have taken of them over the last couple years as I have installed them on my layout. Some installations were a bit “different” to say the least. For instance what do you do when you are retrofitting a turnout that is installed right over a 1x4 support beam? I made a scratch assembly using some left over brass tubing, piano wire, and a length of old code 100 rail to create a “remote” installation. Here is the “under the table” portion:
And here is what it looks like up above on the layout:
The piano wire throw will be blackened so it should blend in and a Details West switch throw and and target will complete it. here is another place with a similar installation. The targets are installed.
Will someone please tell me what “WPF” stands for???[sigh]
Dick
Texas Chief
Weekend Photo Fun.
Good question.
I would favor using full name hereafter.